Hermann von Valta

Hermann von Valta

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1900-08-27)27 August 1900 Munich, German Empire
Died	27 November 1968(1968-11-27) (aged 68) Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing Germany World Championships 1934 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man 1935 St. Moritz Four-man

Hermann von Valta (27 August 1900 – 27 November 1968) was a German bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships (1934, 1935). Valta also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing fifth in the two-man event and seventh in the four-man event.

Valta studied in Munich and became a member of Corps Bavaria Munich in 1920.

References

• Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
• Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560.
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hermann von Valta". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-10-05.

External links

• Hermann von Valta at Olympedia